107 Quotes by Trombone Shorty

Everything is a learning experience for me.

One thing I've learned in life is that natural talent only takes you so far, and I've always wanted to grow.

You always want to learn, you know.

You've got different people that have different views of New Orleans. When you say 'New Orleans,' you have people who just think of the Neville Brothers. You've got people that think of Louis Armstrong. You say 'New Orleans,' and you've got people that think of Lil' Wayne.

No matter what setting I play in, I will always be New Orleans. It's one of the only cities where you can hang out with the Marsalis family, the Neville brothers, whoever it might be, and we all play together.

I wanted to become a better entertainer, and I learned from my brother James Andrews. And I've been studying some tape of James Brown and different people.

The only thing we try and do is just be a part of the gumbo that New Orleans is.

I didn't know what the word 'genre' meant till I was twenty years old.

When I play the trumpet, I'm in a different character.